Protesting 'Jerusalem Day' - May 30, 2007

9 photos - credits  |  recap |  below

photos:  PF Soto

Recap, David Rolde

May 30th, 2007:

We protested at the Boylston St entrance to the library.  I can think of 13 or 14 people who were there with us [PF's count is 16].  A couple of zionists counter-protested against us at the beginning but then they went in.  We had 3 Palestinian flags and some good signs. We handed out some flyers and talked with a lot of people. Three of the people who protested with us were passersby who became interested in what was going on and joined us.

Someone went in and got us the zionist literature. It is really disgusting. According to the program flyer first Prof Zvi Bar-Yam, the President of "Zionist House / Israel Cultural Center" spoke. The program flyer has a long paragraph description of "Zionist House", which was founded in 1946, and its activities. Then consul Tamir spoke: "Greetings from the State of Israel". Them Avis G Jacobson - also from zionist house - spoke. Jacobson is the chairperson of "Jerusalem Day Celebration". Then Liora Grossman, the curator of "Israillustrators 2007", gave a presentation called "Jerusalem: Alive and Kicking". 

The program flyer has a bio of Grossman. She is a Lithuanian who moved to Palestine in 1971 when she was 5. Her "Israillustrators" exhibit of illustrations by jewish artists in Palestine (the flyer says "Israeli illustrators") from children's books is scheduled to remain at the library thru July 8. Lastly the program flyer says that Gilad Barkan's trio played "Israeli Songs to Celebrate Jerusalem Day". 

PF adds: the zionist woman in the photo #1 was photographing us (she's there talking to fellow zionists); she didn't like it when i turned the camera on her. Bob B recognized her: she had been out collecting stuff from zionist who were at the polls in Somerville on election day - a day the Israeli consulate called on zionists to work against ballot questions having to do with right of return and divestment.